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2025 County Report

Fires in Washington County, CO

In 2025, fire departments serving Washington County responded to 70 fire and hazmat incidents. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as High.

2,277 residents FIPS 08121 19 cities · 4 fire depts
Total incidents
70
279 across 5 years
Building fires
3
16 wildland
Property loss
$0
$0 structure · $0 contents
Casualties
0 / 0
0 civ deaths · 0 civ inj · 0 FF inj
01 The mix

What kinds of fires happen here?

Fire, other lead by count. Top five categories make up about 63% of all calls.

70
Total Incidents
Fire, other 15 21.4%
Grass fire 12 17.1%
Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) 6 8.6%
Authorized controlled burning 6 8.6%
Passenger vehicle fire 5 7.1%
All other categories 26 37.1%
02 Seasonality

When do fires happen in Washington County?

Jul peaks. Dec dips.

Jan 5
Feb 4
Mar 9
Apr 3
May 5
Jun 6
Jul 15
Aug 5
Sep 7
Oct 7
Nov 3
Dec 1
03 Five-year trend

Year over year in Washington County

279 incidents from 2021 through 2025.

YearIncidents 
2021 27
2022 65
2023 41
2024 76
2025 70
04 Cause of ignition

What sparks building fires?

For the 3 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.

Unintentional
62%
18
Cause undetermined
0%
0
Intentional / arson
0%
0
Equipment / heat source failure
10%
3
Under investigation
7%
2
Act of nature (lightning)
21%
6
06 How Washington County compares

Washington County vs CO vs the nation

Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.

30.74
Incidents per 1,000 residents
Washington County
30.74
CO avg
8.02
US avg
7.15
1.32
Building fires per 1,000 residents
Washington County
1.32
CO avg
0.53
US avg
0.82
0
Civilian fire deaths per million
Washington County
0
CO avg
4.8
US avg
5.8
07 Cities in this county

Largest cities in Washington County

12 cities mapped to FIPS 08121.

08 First responders

Busiest fire departments in Washington County

4 departments report from this county.

AKRON VFD
AKRON
FDID 12105 32 incidents 25 vol
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON CO FPD
ANTON
FDID 12120 20 incidents 18 vol
OTIS FD
OTIS
FDID 12125 16 incidents 20 vol
COPE FD
COPE
FDID 12110 0 incidents 23 vol
09 Historical wildfires

Largest fires recorded in CO

Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).

#NameYearAgencyAcres
1 Cameron Peak 2020 USFS 208,912
2 Pine Gulch 2020 BLM 138,802
3 Hayman 2002 USFS 137,760
4 Spring Creek 2018 BLM 108,045
5 High Park 2012 BLM 87,306
6 MISSIONARY RIDGE 2002 USFS 70,480
7 WEST FORK 2013 USFS 56,575
8 416 2018 USFS 54,130
9 Papoose 2013 USFS 49,282
10 Bridger 2008 BLM 46,588

About this data

County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.